Re: How to solve this equation?
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- Subject: [mg72195] Re: How to solve this equation?
- From: "Steve Luttrell" <steve_usenet at _removemefirst_luttrell.org.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:49:10 -0500 (EST)
- References: <eloqvd$o2j$1@smc.vnet.net>
This does what you want.
DSolve[{Derivative[1][y][x] + y[x]*Tan[x] == Sin[2*x], y[0] == 2}, y[x], x]
{{y[x] -> -2*(-2*Cos[x] + Cos[x]^2)}}
Steve Luttrell
West Malvern, UK
"learner" <freephys at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eloqvd$o2j$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> hi,
> I am trying to solve y'+y tanx=sin(2x)
>
> i wrote NSolve[{Derivative[1][y][x]+y Tan[x]==Sin[2x]},y,x] but get
> something like
>
> {{y->cot[x](sin[2x]-y`[x]}}
>
> I want to set a restraint to say y=2 when x=0, how shoud i do it?
>
> many thanks!!!
>